Virat Kohli although scored only 21 before being dismissed in the fourth ODI against Australia in Bengaluru on Sunday but those runs were enough to make him the fastest to score 2000 ODI runs as a captain.

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New Delhi: Indian skipper Virat Kohli, by his standards, has had a cold One-day International (ODI) series against Australia with 141 runs in four innings at an average of 35.25.

While most of the batsmen will consider it as a more than decent performance, the sheer ability to score runs shown by Kohli in the last couple of years doesn’t justify these numbers.

Virat took 36 innings to reach the milestone, surpassing South Africa’s AB de Villiers, who took 41 innings to achieve the same feat.

Overall, the Indian skipper has amassed 8728 runs in 198 ODIs at a stunning average of 55.24 with 30 centuries and 45 fifties.

Earlier, Australia put up 334 runs on the board after skipper Steve Smith won the toss and elected to bat first.

Openers David Warner (124) and Aaron Finch (94) stitched up a record-breaking 231-run partnership for the first wicket as Australia, which were lagging 0-3 in the five-match series before the match, registered their first ODI victory away from home after 11 back-to-back defeats.

Chasing 335 runs, India were restricted on 313/8 in 50 overs and lost the match which subsequently ended the team’s winning streak of nine consecutive ODI wins.

The fifth and final match of the series will be played in Nagpur on Sunday, October 1 before the two teams lock horn in a three-match T20I series scheduled from October 6 to 13.

Virat Kohli breaks AB de Villiers record, becomes fastest to score 2000 ODI runs as captainDescription:Virat Kohli although scored only 21 before being dismissed in the fourth ODI against Australia in Bengaluru on Sunday but those runs were enough to make him the fastest to score 2000 ODI runs as a captain.Times Now